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Rainwater & Stormwater Harvesting: Promoting New Water Use Standards
03 - Good for You, Good for Me
03-09-2020 WQA Convention Update
03/12/2020 WQA Convention Update
03/21/22 WQA 2022 Convention Update
04/01/2020 Pentair 8% Surcharge
12-16-24 EPA PFAS Announcement
20 micron is too big for microplastic regulations
2008 Technical Review Committee Insights
2012 - Culligan Bankrupt?
2014 PWQA Scholarship Program
2014 Recertification Deadline Postponed to November 30th
2016 ARCSA Annual Conference
2016 NGWA Show - Dec 6-8 - Las Vegas NV
2016 Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association Convention
2016 Water Treatment Industry Leadership Awards
2018 Aquatech China in Shanghai
2018 PWQA Conference
2018-19 WQA President - Chris Wilker
2019 Water Resources Congressional Summit
2021 AB 100 – Lead in Faucets - Oppose Unless Amended
2021 WQA Leadership and Excellence Awards
2022 CA SAFER Accomplishments
2022 California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code Now Available
2022 NGWA and WQA Virtual Policy Lunch
2022 Updates: NSF/ANSI/CAN 372-2022 and 61-2022
2023 EPA Perchlorate Regulation Update
2023 PWQA Summer BBQ
2023 WQA Midyear Leadership Conference
2023 WQRF PFAS Symposium
2024 Loveday Scholarship research poster winners
2025 Consumer Drinking Water Insights
2025 Pacific Palisades Fire
2027 EU Harmonization Impact
4th of July - I love the USA
53rd Annual PWQA Convention - Irvine, California
58x Series Piston Rod and Retainer Mechanical Updates
5th Circuit vacates EPA's TSCA orders to halt use of PFAS in certain plastic containers
7000 Elbow Kit B.O.M. Change
9.11.2001 - Ten Years Later
Addressing Water Conservation Myths
Administrative changes at PWQA
Amazon revises refrigerator filter policy
American children are not drinking enough water because it doesn't taste good
ANSI Certification for Type-I Environmental Labeling
AO Smith acquires Hague
Appeal to Gov. Newsom re: ECONOMIC RECOVERY 2021
Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse in Hard Water Areas
April 2025 EPA moves to combat PFAS in ethe environment
April 2025 Pentair Pricing
AQ Matic Valve and Controls Company, Inc.
Aquaceuticals - Drink to your health - Part 2
Aquaceuticals – Drink to your health - Part 1
AquaMatic® 429 Valve Body Boss Change
Aquatech 2014 - Obtaining CE Credits
Aquatech Amsterdam 2025
Aquatherm piping contributes to LEED v4 Credits
ARCSA Class in Monterey
ARCSA Conference - November 2015
ARCSA's Role in Meeting California's Water Needs
Are PFAS really "Forever" Chemicals?
Are you a terrorist?
Are you drinking clean and safe water?
Are you over-softening your water?
Are you ready to do Commercial Work?
Are you ready to enter the Commercial/Industrial Market?
Arizona Water Quality Alert
Arsenic - It lurks beneath
Arsenic in wine from irrigation water?
ASHRAE 188
ASHRAE Publishes Updated Legionellosis Standard
ASPE, WQA team up to promote water-treatment standards
ASSE 2021 MidYear
Atmel: The Internet of Things
Autotrol 440i Service Parts Discontinuation
AvantaPure Logix - Brine prep time increase
AWT 2015 Call for Abstracts
AWT 2017 Annual Convention and Exposition
AWT Industry Updates
Bacteria in your well water
Better People make Better Water
Beware door-to-door scams
Bluewater invests in Microlyze
Bottle Drops, Utilities and Water Dealers
British study finds no eczema cure from softened water
Burdened Labor Cost - It's time to learn
Buy American...
CA - Provision of Potable Water is an Essential Function
CA SAFER Aquifer Risk Map: At-risk Domestic Wells and State Small Water Systems
CA Water Board Updates Guidelines for Testing and Reporting PFOA and PFOS
CalChamber response to Prop. 65 modifications
California comes clean about well drillers reports
California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has simplified the current Home Improvement Salesperson (HIS) registration process.
California Drought Updates - February 2016
California issued updated drinking water response levels for certain PFASs
California launches 10-year effort to improve access to healthy drinking water
California legislative update - July 2016
California looking to require recycled material use for all single-use packaging
California Prop. 65 - BPA Toxicity
California Proposition 65
California Proposition 65 - WQA Guidelines
California SB 981 - It just makes sense
California sets new limit for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP)
California strikes down Chrome VI (Cr6) regulation
California's Plan to Harvest Rain & Stormwater
California's State of Water Emergency
California’s rural poor hit hardest as groundwater vanishes in long drought
Call for Comments - IAPMO Z1207
Can I drink soft water? - Is there salt in soft water?
Can water cure diabetes?
Case Study: Is your softener running backwards?
Case Study: The Sleeping Rainbow Ranch - Environmental Research Station
Castle Rock is First U.S. State Park to Continuously Monitor Drinking Water
CDC Updates Model Aquatic Health Code
Certain PFAS will be added into the Toxics Release Inventory
Certified in-home filtration shown to remove or reduce PFAS levels
Certified Service Technician
Charles Fishman & Eric Hagan to Speak at 2014 WQA Convention
Chillin’ with Old Man Winter…
Chlorine in Municipal Drinking Water
Chlorine in Sewage Treatment Could Promote Antibiotic Resistance
Chlorine, a cheap, and efficient killer
Christmas 2013
Chromium VI data released in September 2016
Citizens concerned about Chloramine
Clack Control Valves - 400/4000 Error - Lithium Coin Cell Battery model CR2032
Clack updates brine piston for WS1, WS1.25, and WS1.5 Valves
Cleaner water for KwaZulu Natal
Code Review - Air Gaps
College accreditation of rainwater knowledge
Colors in your shower
Commercial and Industrial Water Treatment
Common pesticides block male hormones
Common Pesticides Disrupt Crucial Human Hormones
Congressman Dan Kildee to Participate in PFAS Chemical Contamination Hearing on 11/19/2019
Consumer study shows bottled water use remains high; environmental, health concerns encourage home treatment
Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment—Part 1
Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment—Part 2
Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment—Part 3
Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment—Part 4
Copper fouling in a water softener in Utah
Corrosion Control Class 04/02/2013 - Room 130, Indiana Convention Center - WQA Aquatech 2013
Corrosion, Causes, Control and Opportunities
COVID-19 - WQA warns against water treatment telemarketing scams
COVID-19 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) INFORMATION
Cross Much?
CU-Boulder offers well users guide for testing water in areas of oil and gas development - See more at: http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/04/03/cu-boulder-offers-well-users-guide-testing-water-areas-oil-and-gas#sthash.rV3QnVwK.dpuf
Customer Relations
CWQA's Legacy lives on through the WQRF
Cyanotoxins and Microcystin
David Westman selected as the new Interim Executive Director of the WQA
Dealer Dynamics - Surviving Hard Times
Dealer Dynamics - WCP Magazine
Dealer Dynamics: Chlorine -- A Cheap and Efficient Killer
Dealer Dynamics: Commercial and Industrial Water Treatment
Dealer Dynamics: Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment Part 4
Dealer Dynamics: Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment--Part 2
Dealer Dynamics: Controlling Contamination in Water Treatment Equipment--Part 3
Dealer Dynamics: Customer Relations
Dealer Dynamics: Digital Delights
Dealer Dynamics: Financial Intelligence
Dealer Dynamics: Knowledge is Power
Dealer Dynamics: Service Excellence
Dealer Dynamics: Water Treatment-A Primer for Residential Plumbers
Dealing with Chlorine and Chloramine
Dealing with lazy employees
Dealing with Organic Fouling on Anion Resin
December 3rd 2019 - Giving Tuesday
Deceptive Sales Practices in Nevada
DI Water Compatibility Chart
Digital Delights
Disinfecting Aquatherm Piping
DJ Shannahan - July 2020 WQA President's Chat
Do it right, or not at all!
DOD Outlines transition to Fluorine-free AFFs (MILSPEC F3)
Does Soft Water help your Skin?
Door-to-door scams in Fresno, CA
Drink more Soft Water!
Earth Day 2017
Ecolab acquires Cascade Water Services
ElectroSoft – softening without salt
Environmental Working Group Report on Utah's Water
EPA announces microcystin and cylindrospermopsin limits
EPA expands influence on surface waters
EPA funds research into PFAS challenges, and reducing human health impacts
EPA issues PFC-destruction challenge
EPA Proposes federal limit on 2 PFAS compounds
EPA to keep MCLs for PFOA, PFOS
EPA to review Fluoride data
EPA's 2014 Agenda
EPA's RealWaterTA Initiative
Ephraim, Utah had a little power problem...
Evoqua's acquisition of Noble Water Technologies
EWQA 2013
February 12th deadline approaching on LCR Revisions
February 2021 Legislative Update
Filing of the California Water Conservation, Flood Control and Stormwater Management Act
Final PPP forgiveness guidelines - December 2020
Financial Intelligence
First, do no harm
Fix a Leak Week 2015
Fix those Leaks!
Fleck 5600 Swivel Attachment
Fleck 7000 Upper Support Plate Change
Fluoride lowers Children's IQ?
Frack Water Market to Grow Nine-fold to $9 Billion in 2020, Boosting New Technologies
Fractional Brining - Now Replaced by Differential Brining
Fundraiser: March 31st 2018 - Newport Harbor
GE exploring sale of Water and Process business
Germs in your Water Bottle
Global Water Complications
Governor Brown issues mandatory water usage reductions
Governor Brown Issues Order to Continue Water Savings as Drought Persists
Groundwater-modeling papers published by NGWA advisory panel
Group comments regarding draft of NSF 375
Hach - Understanding alarm events
Hach Claris - Welcome to the future
Hard to Lather - Easy to Fix
Hard Water Hassles
Health and safety concerns of counterfeit water filters
Health on tap
Heat, overuse drain Saratoga Springs drinking water tanks
Help Wanted?
Homeland Security Issue - SCADA Virus?
HomeSpring is Back!
How to Achieve Greater Success in Hiring National Guard Members and Other Veterans
How will California's SB1 affect you?
Hurricane Dorian gains strength and shifts toward the Carolinas
Hurricane Harvey - August 2017
Hurricane Harvey Resources
HydroPitch 2025 at Long Beach
I am thankful
I Hate Hard Water!
I received a fun testimonial from an end-user
IAPMO Publishes Water Demand Calculator as Standalone Document
IAPMO releases Spanish versions of Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes
If you’re not moving forward…
Ikigai - Finding your reason
Improving Residential Service Calls
In memoriam - Donald Felton
In Memoriam - Tom Holler
In memoriam: Warren Mueller - Houston, TX
Independence Day 2013
Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us
Inspecting Water for Pharmaceutical use
Internet Technology for Fun and Profit
Introduction to Arsenic Removal
Introduction to membrane separations
Ion Exchange Softener Design - A Gentle Introduction
Ion Exchange – Taking it to the next level
Ion Exchange– So Much More than Many Ever Realize
Is there less lead in our water now?
It's cold outside
It's raining PFAS in Florida
IWBA Open letter to LA Times
January 2015 Legislative Update
January 2022 - Instructor-led installer training
Jeff Hubbard elected to the WWQA's Board of Directors
Jim Lauria: A Valentine to Women Who Keep the Water Flowing
June 2020 CA CCPA Statement
June 2022 - EPA Interim PFAS Guidelines
Kildee Amendment Increasing Funds for PFAS Clean-up on Active Military Bases Included in House Appropriations Bill
Kinetico Acquires Nimbus Water Systems
Kleiner Wassersensor: Crowdsourced Water Quality Database
Latest amendments to California AB746 - Drinking Water Protection
Lead in Washington DC's water
Lead-Free Update and Reminder
LEED addenda for April 2017
Legionella Control - ASHRAE 188P r4
Let us never forget
Lindon City Utah Boil Order
Low-energy membranes
Malibu City wants to take away your Water Softener
Manganese could make your children stupid
March 9th -15th is National Groundwater Awareness Week
May 2019 Government Affairs Update
McGraw Hill Continuing Education - Template Assisted Crystallization
Meet the OWQA
Membrane Magic in Residential Applications
Membrane scaling calculations
Membrane Separation - there's so much more for you to know
Membrane Separation – Things to know
Memorial Day 2012
Memorial Day 2014
Memorial Day 2015
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Microbe Detectives selected for the 2018 WEFTEC Innovation Pavilion
Microplastics for Dinner
Mike Sennett joins WQA Staff
Monday Morning Humor
MSNBC.COM - Go green and save money by filtering your water
NACE and SSPC have merged to become AMPP
National Groundwater Awareness Week 2015
National Groundwater Awareness Week 2016
NC State's Exciting new water testing method
Nearly a third of Americans have had some sort of water problem in the last year
Neti Pots can be Dangerous
New Delhi's "Superbugs"
New England Families Can Find Protection from Arsenic in Drinking Water
New Genuine Pentair Part Label
New ISO wastewater standards released
New legislation to support US investment into plumbing research
NEW Listings of the ENPRESS PIONEER Lead & Cyst POE Filtration System
New Pentair Promotion for Dealers
NGWA leading CDC private water well owners outreach study
Nitrate in well water: What is it, and what do you do? - NGWA
No-Till November
NOAA Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
Now Hot Water Float Assembly
NSF 444 - A new standard to minimize biological contamination in buildings
NSF releases P453
NSF/ANSI Standard 401 to be added to WQA's Gold Seal Program
NSPC Hearing - August 11 2022
October 2019 Changes to the Lead and Copper Rule
Older Erie 541 water softener circuit boards and programming guide
One Water - The documentary
Open Forum on Microcystin Contamination
Opportunity for public comment - SADWF March 3 2020
Oregon DEQ report examines toxic chemicals in state waters
Ozone for Pool and Spa
Ozone – Why aren’t you using it yet?
Pacific Water Quality Association Convention - October 2009, Palm Springs CA
Parker at WQA 2018: system design tips to reduce water system leak paths
Pentair Bulletin - Injector Size affects brine refill flow rate
Pentair discontinues 5810, 5812, 4650 and others
Pentair discontinuing Aquamatic - Hail Tyco
Pentair Freshpoint Port and Fitting Kit Size Change
Pentair Performance Bulletin - 0635 Use of Lubricants on Components
Pentair Supports WQRF
Pentair to close Brookfield and Pewaukee
Pentair Water Treatment - Fleck 3214NXT Timer Update
Pentair Water University - Anaheim, CA
Pentek GD & GDA Cartridge Discontinuation
PERFORMANCE BULLETIN 0638 - 7000 Threaded Base Change
Performance Water Products Invests in Your Future
Petition to Support Rainwater Harvesting
Pharmaceuticals leaching into Groundwater
Phony solicitations in Tampa area
Plant Shut-Down - US Independence Day
Please help to heal Houston and surrounding areas
Please Join WQA in Commenting on NSF's Sustainability Standard
Please Join WQA in Commenting on WHO's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality
Portland's Boil Order 2014
Potassium Permanganate in City Water - is it safe?
Preparing for Christmas & the Holidays 2014
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 26th 2014
President's panel on cancer recommends drinking water filters
Preventing Stagnant Water
Problem Water and Alkaline Water Classes 04/02/2013 - Room 132, Indiana Convention Center - WQA Aquatech 2013
Product Update: AquaMatic K521 Series Shaft Guide Seal
ProFlow Network
Protect your equipment and the people you serve
Protect your Groundwater 2016
Protect your Wellhead
Prozac-contaminated drinking water could cause Autism
PWQA 2011 - Educational Seminars
PWQA 2014
PWQA 2015 Scholarship Recipients
PWQA 2016 Convention
PWQA 2019 Barbeque
PWQA 54th Annual Convention and Trade Show
PWQA 55th Annual Convention and Trade Show
PWQA BBQ - February 9th 2016
PWQA Convention - October 15-18 2019
PWQA January 2015 Update
PWQA Legislative Days 2014
PWQA Legislative Days 2016
PWQA Opposes AB 1080 and SB54 - August 2020
PWQA Seeking C-55 Licensees to Update Database
PWQA-supported CA SB981 moving forward
Q1 2019 WQA Legislative Report
Q1 2025 Pentair Price Increase
Q1 2026 WQA Legislative update
Rachel's Dream
Rainwater Harvesting Can Create Safe, Decentralized Water Supplies - ARCSA
Reflecting on a year gone by - 2019
Register now for the 2014 PWQA Convention
Regulations reducing lead and copper contamination in drinking water generate $9 billion of health benefits per year
Residential Water Softener Drain Installation Tips
Residential Water Softener Installation and Startup Procedures
Responsible Water Stewardship
Rethinking Forever Chemicals
Rethinking Reverse Osmosis
Richard Mest joins WQA
Rise above the competition
Robert W. Speirs Plumbing - Putting people first
S-803 Certification Now Required Under IAPMO Code Supplement
Salt Lake City's Water Shortage
Salt Lake City’s water unsafe, according to EWG
Sample Disinfection Protocol
Santa Fe Community College debuts new Rainwater Harvesting Course
Say NO to the PRO Act
SB 981 - Bill signed on September 29 by Governor Brown
Schumer and I rarely agree on policy
Sea Water to Fuel, it's becoming more affordable
See you in Indy!
Semper Fi - Always faithful
Senator Hertzberg to speak at 2016 PWQA Convention
Service Excellence
Shaheen, Carper & Schumer Introduce Landmark Legislation to Fund PFAS Cleanup
Shipping Compatibility of Common Water Treatment Chemicals
Slick and Slimy Soft Water
Sloan Flushmate III Recall Information
Smart Cities with Dumb Water
So...you want to start your own water business?
Socialism in Action...Spying on Softener Owners
Soft water causes water heaters to corrode?
Soft Water is Good for Heart Health?
Soft Water not for Drinking? - Is softened water corrosive?
Soft Water, A Continuing Evolution: What Are You Selling?
Softeners don't hurt water heaters
Softening without Salt
Solvang offers Softener Upgrade Rebate
Something Old, Something New
South Africa's Poisoned Water
Southern Utah Water Quality - Hard, Soft and everything else
Spotlight: Ozone at Home
Spring Runoff and Bacterial Contamination
State letter to farmers demands water to fix nitrate problem
State of the Water Quality Improvement Industry 2016
Still drinking your Fluoride?
Stop doing it wrong
Suicidal Shrimp and other unintended consequences
Support for SB 623 (Monning): Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
Support SB 877
Support the WQRF
Surprise! - Your water heater is dying
Surviving Hard Times
Sustainability Certification - It's a Big Deal
Swimming Safely with Ozone - WCP Magazine
Taylorsville water voted best again by AWWA Intermountain Section
TCEQ accredited training in Denver 2018
TFA - is the risk real?
Thanksgiving 2011
The "fourth phase" of water - Dr. Gerald Pollack
The email charter
The Essential Nature of Water Quality Service Providers
The Importance of Periodic Service
The Last Line of Defense
The Never-ending Quest for Good Water
The New Aquamatic NXT Stager Controller
The Park City Problem
The passing of a legend
The Right Tool for the Job
The tip of the Iceberg
The WHO's upcoming Household Water Treatment Product Testing Program
The WQRF is Working Hard for you
Tiny organisms can cause big problems
To go or not to go...
Toilet to Tap - Get over yourself
Total Water Quality Management – A Layered Approach
Toxic City Water?
Train Hard, Fight Easy
Traverse Mountain's Thallium Problem - Local Utah Water Quality Issues
UGA harnesses unique bacteria for potential environmental remediation applications
UL Press release about new test methods for "emerging contaminants"
Ultrafiltration basics for the residential Dealer
Understanding the Advanced Oxidative Process
Understanding Water Treatment Technologies
Uninvited Guests - bacteria and other organisms can exist in groundwater
Unity is Strength - Revitalizing a stale dealership through collaboration
Untitled (August 16, 2014)
Upcoming Changes to WQA's Professional Certification Scheme
US Labor Laws and Guides 2014 - USDOL
USDA to Help Build and Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for People in Rural America
USEPA 2024 PFAS NPDWR
USGBC Utah wraps up week of green events
Using protozoa to test water quality
Utah Soft Water, hard water and other observations
Vacuum Protection for Pressure Vessels
Veteran's day
Veteran's Day 2011
Vistage Infographic: Q4 2011 CEO Confidence Index Results
Warm temperatures and rainfall reduce snowpack across the West this week
Water Advisories - a quick guide
Water can undermine your metabolism
Water Conditioning and Purification Magazine
Water Demand Calculator Summit Nov 2022 (iapmolearn.org)
Water doesn't prevent dehydration???
Water DOG - Spare Parts and Product Repairs
WATER GROUPS SUPPORT DODD FOR SENATE
Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Officially Launched
Water Quality Association (WQA) Announces Launch of Redesigned Website
Water Softener Control Technology - We've come a long way, baby!
Water Treatment for Dummies - 2nd Edition
Water Treatment – A Primer for Residential Plumbers
Water Week 2015 - National Policy Forum
Watering plants with softened water?
WC&P Online - Ask the Expert
We all live Downstream
We Support Colorado Rainwater Harvesting Legislation Changes
Welcome to WQA’s New Government Affairs Manager
What are your fashion choices doing to your water?
What did you learn today?
What's in a name?
Who are you?
Who can you trust to protect your water?
WHO Reminds us of the value of Waste Water
Why do I keep a Blog?
Winter 2017 - Utah Water Watch
Winter Wonderland
Workshop to Discuss the Framework for a Salt and Nitrate Management Plan for the Central Valley
World Water Day 2011
WQA 2014 Continuing Education Procedures
WQA 2014 Leadership Award Nominations
WQA 2020 - April 1-3 in Orlando, FL - Schedule now available
WQA 2021 Convention & Exposition postponed to July 28-30
WQA Addresses Drinking Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan
WQA ALERT- Fraudulent Water Testing
WQA and ASPE announce ANSI recognition of WQA/ASPE S-803 Standard
WQA Announcement - Tom Palkon
WQA Aquatech 2010 Overview
WQA Aquatech 2012 - Las Vegas, NV
WQA Aquatech 2012 - Water and Nutritional Supplements
WQA Aquatech 2016 - Latest promotional information
WQA Board and Awards - Aquatech 2014
WQA California Third-Party Certification Update
WQA can test to 1 ppt of PFAS
WQA CEO to speak at TEDx Folsom 2025
WQA Certification Amnesty Program
WQA delivers new resources to homeowners
WQA encourages further study of PFAS health risk
WQA eNews - April 2016
WQA Executive Director recognized for leadership
WQA expands Sustainability standard to include Ultraviolet systems
WQA Expands Training Program for Water Treatment Sales Personnel
WQA guidance on reinstating water treatment
WQA offers guidance on sanitizing water treatment systems after building shutdowns
WQA opens registration for 2022 Convention and Expo
WQA Position on 2019 Proposed Revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule
WQA Position: IAPMO Z601
WQA Professional Certification - 40 Years on
WQA releases accelerated pathway to professional certification
WQA Resources - Hurricane Idalia
WQA selects Phoenix for 2027 Convention & Expo
WQA Show - Orlando Florida, March 9th - 12th 2010
WQA Support for NDAA 2017
WQA supports EPA position that water employees are essential workers during COVID-19 pandemic
WQA tips for Texas Boil Water Notices
WQA unveils new consumer-outreach website
WQA Updates
WQA's US/China Tariffs Updates
WQA’s revised Code of Ethics takes effect in 2020
WQRF - Invest in the future
WQRF Approves multi-state study into water contamination
WQRF Requests your input
You're only using it once?
Your gloves are telling you lies
Your Shower head is full of bacteria
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